The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu during a recent appearance on Arise TVâs Thisdaylive Sunday show with Rueben Abati, spoke on a variety of issues including why amnesty shouldnât be granted to bandits and how the report of 2014 National Conference can be used to address challenges faced in the country. Udora Orizu presents excerpts from the session
With the recent trend of kidnapping of school pupils, the President has gone ahead to say, school owners, state governments should take extra effort to secure their schools and provide security in the environment and that will be in line with the administration safe school initiative. Is it really something that the schools have to do on their own? And what are your thoughts with this special focus on schools by bandits?
Magnus Onyibe, a former member of the Delta State executive council calls for a change in strategy in the battle against insurgents
In desperate search for how to get rid of the demon strafing our country, Nigeria, I recently, re-read the epic novel by the renown author, China Achebe, “The Trouble With Nigeria”
Reading through the book the first time , l saw that the conclusion is that the trouble with Nigeria is the leadership. When l read it the second time, l realized that the trouble with Nigeria is not just with the leaders, but the real trouble is with the leadership of Nigeria that fails to live up to the expectations of their country men and women in such a manner that they would be regarded as patriots.
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Reading through the book for the first time, I saw that the conclusion is that the trouble with Nigeria is the leadership. When I read it the second time, l realized that the trouble with Nigeria is not just with the leaders, but the real trouble is with the leadership of Nigeria that fails to live up to the expectations of their countrymen and women in such a manner that they would be regarded as patriots.
In exasperation, you may exclaim, what’s the difference between leaders, leadership and patriots? Same difference, you would conclude.
Well, it is not quite as simple as you might have thought or may be thinking.